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[–] CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (6 children)

So what does Zuck do when Trump uses an exec order to stay the ban and pushes Republicans to reverse it?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 43 points 1 day ago

Algorithmically quell his own cybernetic rage.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's already back up lmfao

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yep. But this doesn't answer their question. I'm rooting for a Tik Tok CEO vs Meta CEO battle Royale at the inauguration.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tom just sitting on the sidelines, eating popcorn.

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[–] kerr@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Trumps just gonna keep him hanging hoping he’s in the inner circle and bleeding him dry in the process.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Well I just hope they reverse the whole bill, so we can tr-appropriate the tax money back we sent to aid Israel

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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Headlines that basically say the same shit twice really are swell.

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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

“Issues related to voter suppression/interference, political ads and misinformation policies.”

It's nice to see meta have learned from their own mistakes and are now trying to protect ~~democracy~~ profits.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think this was less about lobbying and more about bogeyman of China.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (8 children)

You know China vetoed a Gaza Ceasefire last march, right?

They're also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They’re also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.

You say this like it's a bad thing. TBH colonized people suffering from genocide should resist.

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 day ago
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know why I do this to myself, but I read through Meta's disclosure

Every single lobbyist I looked at worked in DC before becoming a lobbyist. I knew it happened a lot, but it's really depressing to see

Also, why do these disclosures not require companies to specify how the money was spent? There are only ~20 different lobbyists mentioned, and Meta spent 7.6M in a single quarter

[–] mac@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, companies hiring people in politics or with government connections is a very normal thing

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

$7.6 million, pocket change to these chumps. Up the ante!

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Good, finally putting that money to good use.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Stifling competition, great use indeed. Make today's billionaires trillionaires.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

TikTok are not competition, they don't even care about profit or they would have sold 80% of ownership and would continue operating legally.

They're a weapon

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